M2.7 earthquake 3 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma on Tue, Nov 15, 2016, 10:24 AM CST (16:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-15 16:24:41 UTC
- Depth
- 2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.016° N, 96.758° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.6 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3597 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
- 2.79 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3595 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.55 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3595 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.85 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3594 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
- 2.45 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3594 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3594 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.61 km NW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3593 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.53 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3592 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
- 2.23 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3592 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
- 2.62 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3591 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
- 3.52 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3591 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 53
- 2.82 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3589 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
- 3.55 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3589 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 26
- 3.62 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3588 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 17
- 2.62 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3588 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
- 2.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3587 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
- 2.56 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3587 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.51 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3586 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
- 2.59 km ENE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3585 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.41 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3583 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
- 2.82 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3582 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
- 2.7Oklahoma · 3582 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.09 km ENE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3580 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
- 1.88 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3580 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.45 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3580 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 2.95 km S of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3580 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 11
- 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.87 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 135
- 2.87 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
- 3.24 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 19
- 2.57 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.87 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 9
- 3.32 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3577 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 8
- 3.20 km NNW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3576 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 34
- 2.65 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3576 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.04 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3575 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
- 2.64 km SE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3573 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
- 2.65 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3572 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.94 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3572 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
- 3.24 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3572 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.63 km SE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3571 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
- 2.92 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3570 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 16
- 2.33 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3569 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 6
- 3.12 km WNW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3566 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 5
- 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
- 2.515 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.312 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 248
- 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.07 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
- 2.33 km WNW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
- 2.59 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3564 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3563 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 8
- 3.25 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3562 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
- 2.62 km N of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3561 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
- 2.6Oklahoma · 3561 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.56 km SW of Garber, Oklahoma · 3561 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3560 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 52
- 2.85 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3560 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 9
- 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3559 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
The first 60 of 98.
Before
- 3.05 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3598 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 24
- 2.57 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3598 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
- 2.66 km N of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3598 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
- 2.96 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3598 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
- 3.36 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3598 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
- 2.66 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3598 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3598 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
- 2.63 km SW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3600 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3600 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
- 3.33 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3600 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7
- 2.63 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3601 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
- 2.51 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3601 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.3Oklahoma · 3601 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 10
- 2.63 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.6Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.713 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
- 3.13 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 11
- 2.94 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
- 2.38 km WSW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3603 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.72 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3603 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
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